Nokia N900

[Tom Buskey]

A dedicated GPS will have the maps.  On a cell, you download the maps.

My balackberry gets a fix almost as well as my garmin, but then you
need to get maps too.

On 5/12/10, Tyson Sawyer <tyson at j3.org> wrote:
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 2:06 PM, David Rysdam <david at rysdam.org> wrote:
>> On 05/12/2010 01:46 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote:
>>> This is why I'm dubious of these `N810's GPS receiver is slow' claims--
>>> because coupling them with `... so I never use it' is actually a
>>> vicious cycle.
> [...]
>> I will note, though, that when I first unpacked my actual GPS it
>> acquired a signal in just a couple of minutes *from inside the house*
>> whereas the N810 has rarely done it even standing in the yard for
>> significant fractions of an hour.
>
> The N810's GPS doesn't seem to be as good as a dedicated GPS when it
> comes to an initial fix.  Some of this seems to be about almanacs and
> stuff.  Once it has a fix, it seems to work quite well.
>
> The AGPS update/addition frequently helped.  Esp. if the GPS is used
> frequently, its time to initial fix is quite quick.  The AGPS update
> adds the feature of telling the system approximately where it is on
> the map.  This is a useful feature for when it is going to take a long
> time.
>
> I've noted that my Droid typically gets initial fixes nearly
> instantly.  However, it has the advantage of cell-tower triangulation
> for an approximate initial fix.  The N900 should have this ability
> also.
>
> Cheers!
> Ty
>
>
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>
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